A “Spiritual” Tour through La Rioja: Understanding Wine as a Way of Life
Gimme hope, Jo’anna: My walk through the Johannesburg CBD
Gimme hope, Jo’anna ’Fore the morning come
The Roar in Ranthambore : Our Turning Sexty Reunion
Our Mayo 1974 batch has always done things differently. That’s why we named ourselves The Batch without a Match.
Trip to Lonavla: Down Memory Lane
Trip to Hua Hin, Thailand’s Best Wedding and Golfing Destination
A Royal Game in Jaipur: The Mayo Golf Carnival 2017
Jaipur is the most important royal city of the Rajputs. Golf is a royal and ancient game. And Mayo College was established as a school for Indian royals during the Raj. Mix it all together and you get the Jaipur Golf Carnival organised for Mayo alumni at that most royal of golf courses, the Rambagh…
Travels with my Mother – Scotland Forever !
Guest Blog by Mallika Pal Stereotyped for its tartan and haggis, Scotland holds the crown jewels of British wilderness, whiskey and if you’re lucky, weather To visit Scotland is to delight in a series of oxymorons – from the rugged elegance of the Highland silhouette, to the humble patriotism of Princes street and the illuminated…
Visit to Gwalior Fort – Embroidery in Stone
SAROJ AND ME WITH MAN MANDIR PALACE IN THE BACKGROUND Dominating the town of Gwalior is its magnificent fort built atop a solitary outcrop of the Vindhyas. Since its construction in the eighth century AD, the fort has had many masters, with practically every ruler of India laying siege to it. Over the centuries, the…
Travels with my Daughter – Following the Silverado Trail
AT THE ICONIC ROBERT MONDAVI VINEYARDS Several years ago I took a course at the West Coast campus of the CIA in America. No it wasn’t what you are thinking, no cloak-and-dagger stuff – the CIA was the Culinary Institute of America and the course was an Introduction to Californian Wines J J Now I…



